Dockrey Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dockrey Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Dockwray (Cumb.) [The second element is the Middle English wra(y, Old Norse vrá, a corner, nook; the first element may be the Middle English do(c)ke, Old English dúce, a duck (cp. Dano-Norwegian duk-and, lit. ‘diving-duck.

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Dockrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3181:1,139,80881,930
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
England191:2,932,529101,561
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:262,92521,549

Dockrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Dockwray (Cumb.) [The second element is the Middle English wra(y, Old Norse vrá, a corner, nook; the first element may be the Middle English do(c)ke, Old English dúce, a duck (cp. Dano-Norwegian duk-and, lit. ‘diving-duck.’) We find Capon-wray as a place-name]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dockrey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dockrey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dockrey is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dockrey.

How Common Is The Last Name Dockrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 744,013th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Dockrey live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 1,139,808. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 27 percent live, Oklahoma, where 16 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Dockrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dockrey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dockrey last name grew 166 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dockrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dockrey surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dockrey last name are 17.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dockrey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.86% less than the national average, earning $33,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning $44,678 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dockry92177/
Docrey922/
Dokrey921/
Dockray86882/
Dockree86331/
Duckrey8627/
Douckre861/
Dockrea860/
Dockroy860/
Dockrue860/
Dackrey860/
Dokre83330/
Dokry8318/
Ducrey77774/
Dekrey77189/
Dhokre77116/
Doukre7748/
Doukry776/
Dookre772/
Dookry770/
Duckry770/
Dukrey770/
Dackry770/
Dockra770/
Dockrat71519/
Dhakrey71132/
Dhukrey7123/
Dookree7122/
Dockrit717/
Dookrie715/
Dhokhre714/
Dhackre711/
Dokrepp711/
Dokcray711/
Deckray710/
Deckree710/
Duckroe710/
Dukre671,651/
Dacre671,486/
Ducre67820/
Ducry67563/
Dekry67273/
Dakre67227/
Dokri67177/
Dokra6799/
Dakry6738/
Dacry6727/
Dekre676/
Dhokriya676/
Dukry671/
Dácry671/
Docra670/

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